Re: FLASH: Javascript/FLASH Pre-Loader IE PROBLEM

[Alan Prather]

AHHHH....

I love to hate Microsoft! It would make life so much simpler if they made IE

work like NN.

Thanks a million....

You said it hung NS 3, I'll have to look into it. But too many Javascript

calls? Sounds funny.

Do you mean the loop is too intense?

-Alan


----- Original Message -----

From: John Croteau <

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Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 4:08 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Javascript/FLASH Pre-Loader IE PROBLEM



>Hi Alan,

>

>> I've seen many pre-loaders out there but I was really anxious to make

>> one that was reuseable and reflected the downloaded percentage

accurately.

>I personally prefer to use the streaming capability of Flash and not use

>a meter to track the loading process, I'd rather them start seeing

>content rather than seeing when they will get it. You can also make

>accurate preload indicators internally in Flash with 'If Frame is

>Loaded' but they must be customized to the movie to be accurate.

>

>> MY PROBLEM:

>> It works in Communicator but I can't get an IE  version to work. It

>> seems to get caught in the loop in IE and never

>> continues to load the document.

>> http://members.xoom.com/sevenfiveone/progress_bar.htm

>You don't have a VBScript subroutine to convert calls from the Flash

>ActiveX control to JavaScript. Look at the code in the Demos.

>http://www.FlashCentral.com/Tech/Index.htm#Scripting

>

>Also it hung my Netscape 3 browser. Too many JavaScript calls.

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